Acquisition History / Meta / facebook.com domain name
Meta Acquires facebook.com domain name
Announced August 23, 2005 — $200K
What happened
facebook.com domain name was acquired by Facebook/Meta and integrated into name change from Thefacebook.com.
- Acquirer
- Meta
- Target
- facebook.com domain name
- Announced
- August 23, 2005
- Price
- $200K
- Industry
- name change from Thefacebook.com
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Meta acquire facebook.com domain name?
Meta acquired facebook.com domain name on August 23, 2005. This was Meta's 1st publicly tracked acquisition out of 109 we have on record.
How much did Meta pay for facebook.com domain name?
Meta paid $200K for facebook.com domain name.
What does facebook.com domain name do?
facebook.com domain name was acquired by Facebook/Meta and integrated into name change from Thefacebook.com.
What other name change from Thefacebook.com companies has Meta acquired?
facebook.com domain name is Meta's only publicly tracked acquisition in name change from Thefacebook.com so far.
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